"source language" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: source languages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} source language (plural source languages)
  1. (linguistics, translation studies) The language from which a translation is done. Categories (topical): Linguistics, Translation studies Translations (language from which a translation is done): 原語 (Chinese Mandarin), 原语 (yuányǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), kildesprog [neuter] (Danish), brontaal [feminine] (Dutch), keldumál [neuter] (Faroese), lähdekieli (Finnish), langue de départ [feminine] (French), langue source [feminine] (French), Ausgangssprache [feminine] (German), Quellsprache [feminine] (German), γλώσσα πηγής (glóssa pigís) [feminine] (Greek), γλώσσα-πηγή (glóssa-pigí) [feminine] (Greek), forrásnyelv (Hungarian), lingua di partenza [feminine] (Italian), 起点言語 (kiten gengo) (alt: きてんげんご) (Japanese), 기점 언어 (gijeom eoneo) (alt: 起點言語) (Korean), język źródłowy [masculine] (Polish), limbă originală [feminine] (Romanian), limbă sursă [feminine] (Romanian), язы́к оригина́ла (jazýk originála) [masculine] (Russian), källspråk [neuter] (Swedish), мо́ва оригіна́лу (móva oryhinálu) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-source_language-en-noun-0cLJ7FIT Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies Disambiguation of 'language from which a translation is done': 85 15
  2. (computing) The language of the source code to be compiled. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: SL [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences, translation-studies, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] Derived forms: source text Translations (language of the source code to be compiled): keldumál [neuter] (Faroese), lähdekieli (Finnish), teanga fhoinseach [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-source_language-en-noun-KGx4y4rN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'language of the source code to be compiled': 14 86

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